The Because in Love
The Because in Love
Love is everlasting
Love can overcome
Love comes in different shapes and sizes
But some believe you can only have one
I stayed under your shadow
I believed everything you said
I stayed dormant in your home
I feared you while I laid quiet in your bed
Because I Loved You
I worked 2 jobs
I Supported you fully
You did nothing while I worked myself gruelingly
You’d yell, scream, and fight
It’d some time get physical
But I stayed with you even when it got difficult
Because I Loved you
I finally got the courage to leave
“To hell with Akeim”
When people would ask me
It stung
It hurt
But I knew this just couldn’t work
Then I got pregnant and everything changed
“ It’s going to be different this time it definitely won’t be the same”
Then I caved
Because I Loved You
Missed appointments
Disappointments
All leading to this
A single mother having to pick back up the sticks
“I’ll never find love again”
“No one will want me”
Things were starting to look really crummy
Then you came
My light in the dark
Even though it was hard I let you into my heart
Because I Love You
You showed me sincerity which was hard to believe
“You actually love me for me?”
Every inch
Every curve
You took to them so well you didn’t even swerve
Because You Love Me
Every wall I put up
Every bridge I knocked down
You just found another way around
“Your daughter is our daughter”
“No matter the genetics”
“You and her are my family just like the Jetsons”
Because You Love Me
huh
“So this is what love is?”
I guess they were wrong
There are there are different strokes of love and bonds
Just because it feels right doesn’t mean it’s not wrong
Someone who loves you would never cause you harm
Love is intangible
It has many sides
But remember true love never dies
They love you for you
No judgement required
That type of love takes you higher and higher
Just remember to always keep in mind
True love begins with self love
You’ll find the one without even trying
I found my true one and only
And yes, it was a long journey
It was So long that I gave up hope
I found it hard to cope
But it finally happened
In the weirdest way
But it was only because now
I Love Me
-Ashley Williams 1/16/20